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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

had had dinner

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00What does it mean "had had"? (a) and (b) are same in meaning? When do we use it? 0-
  

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0 Your question caused me to learn something I'd never thought much about before.02br
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00"Note also that the contracted form of had had is 'd had.02br
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00She'd had
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10(a) She wiped the table after she had had her dinner. 12blockquote
10There may have been a delay during the time between finishing dinner and wiping the table02br
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0 00 When do we use it?02br
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00This is one man’s opinion.02br
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00If we can’t sort out the mechanics on how, when and where to apply past perfect tense, it’s safe to assume that there will be always problems associated logic, tone and grammar in the usage as it may be used incorrectly or over-killed.00 00In may instances of
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0Vincent, both are fine.02br
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00The word "after" makes it COMPLETELY clear which order they happened in.02br
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00Compare: I twisted my ankle and looked to see why. I stepped in a rabbit hole. (Which came first? Maybe because I was limping after I twisted my ankle, I stepped carelessly.)02br
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00I twisted my ankle and looked to
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00Hi GG,02br
00I hope you have fixed your botton off your blouse. 02img00<<<>>>But note: After I 01i01b00sneezed02b02i00 (simple past) and in so doing, 01b01i00popped a button02i02b00 off my blouse, I 01
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0The sneezing incident is pure fiction. I couldn't think of anything more instantaneous than a sneeze, so I used it.02br
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00I still don't understand why you think an event needs to have a long duration for it to justfy the past perfect.02br
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00I went home to change. I had spilled my coffee all over my white blouse. -- The spill is instantaneous, an
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I went home to change 11sup10after12sup10 I had spilled my coffee all over my white blouse. -- The spill is instantaneous, and preceeded the trip home.12br
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10GG,02br
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00Maybe it’s a misperception on my par
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00This is helpful information regarding Past Perfect. Despite all that has been said, there is still murky spots . This may help clear it up:02p

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00The past perfect simple is used to talk about events in

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after had had dinner. we did the dishes.

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